Kulturkampf

[Potato]

Apparently it started with the semi-final where some of the contestants and fans felt that Israel didn't deserve to win or even be there(for obvious reasons) but was likely voted in by the public because of the anti-Israel protests (leaked unconfirmed numbers from an Italian broadcast showed 60% of the public voted for Israel in the semi-final, with Joost Klein coming in second at 6% or so).

From what I gathered there was an interview with the contestants. In 'silent protest' the Greek contestant pretended to sleep as the Israeli singer (Eden Golan) spoke and Joost Klein (Dutch contestant) covered his face with a flag. 

Next a reporter asked Eden if she felt her presence put everyone at risk because of all the security measures and protests at Eurovision and if that was the case if it would've been better if she hadn't shown up and then someone said: "You don't have to answer the question". At that moment Joost yelled: "WHY NOT?" .

There are some rumors that afterwards a crew from Sweden(?) chased Joost to ask him to clarify his comment and he allegedly pushed them(?). But this is unconfirmed.
Another rumor states that Joost intended to make a political statement during his next performance and the organization caught wind of those plans. The third rumor is a mix of the two with some drug use added in.
 
In any case, Joost got barred from the jury final pending an investigation into his conduct and an "incident" with no comment from the Dutch side or the Eurovision organizers.
He already was under a lot of pressure from many on the Dutch left to cancel his attendance to Eurovision because Israel was allowed to participate. He went anyway saying that he didn't want to make it political but this was prior to the Rafah invasion and the protests in Amsterdam. Many on the left feel it is already political because Israel is there and the public simply votes for Israel. The Dutch public broadcasting networks are Hamas mouth pieces so I'm not surprised that Joost would be influenced by their thinking on the conflict as well as they have groomed him over the years.

I suppose if Joost is disqualified and the pro-Israel vote is big enough, the outrage may even get violent(?). 
If they let Joost back in for the finals he'll win the sympathy vote against the jews and big Eurovision unless the pro-Israel vote is bigger. 

But at his point, this has nothing to do with music anymore and is merely another battleground for the Israel conflict.

Sad for sure but may also be eye opening to people as to what uncontrolled migration and the "greens" have done to Europe.

I'm hoping for an Israel win. Not because I care about savages killing other savages, but because I care about the absolute shitshow that result would produce.